Writing implement.



No. 837,827. ,I y PATENTBD DB0. 4, 1906. .13. HARDESTY.

WRTING IMPLEDIENT.- APPLICATION FILED JAN.9.1s'oe.

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BLAIR HARDESTY, OF (JLARIfSB-URG,- WEST ViRfvllfliAfl WRITING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed January 9, 1906. Serial No. 295.249.

-To all whom, it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, BLAIR HARDEsrY, a

`citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Clarksburg, in the county of Harrison and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Writing Implements, of which the following is a spefceation.

The invention relates to an improvement in Writing implements, as pens, relating speciiically to a novel construction of holder. The main object of the present invention resides in a construction of holder adapted to receive and hold the nib at one end and to receive and secure an erasing-block at the ope posite end, the surface ofthe holder adjacent each respective end being provided with gripping-surfaces. y

The invention Will be described in the following speciiication, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved penholder; Fig. 2, a transverse longitudinal section oi the same; Fig. 3, a plan View of the stock of' the holder; F ig. 4, a section on line v 4 4 of Fig; 2; F ig. 5, a plan oi the erasingblock g Fig. 6, a plan oi the sleeve for securing said block in position; Fig. 7, a plan of the split sleeve for receiving the nib Fig. 8, a plan of the binding-sleeve for the nib, and Fig, 9 a plan ofthe cork grip.

Referring to the drawings, my improved holder comprises a stock 1, gradually reduced from the pen-receiving end to provide the most convenient torni of pen-stock and provided at the reduced or rear end with an enlarged head 2, for' a purpose hereinafter described. The lpen-receiving or larger end of the stock proper' is reduced to provide a cylindrical projection 3, the stock beyond the free end of said projection beingfurther reduced at 4, the projection 4 being preferably ot angular contour insection. A sleeve 5 is formed at one end with an enlarged projecting portion 6, adapted to iit the projection 4 and of the same angular shape iii prejection. Beyond the portion 6 the sleeve is longitudinally slitted to provide the usual resilient members common to penholders of this type. The sleeve 5 is designed to be connected to the stock by engaging the portion 6 thereof With the projection 4, the material of the projection being preferably indented at 7 to engage the material of the projection, and

.thereby prevent accidental disengagement of the parts. A cork holding and binding sleeve 8 is\designed to be passed over the lit sleeves 5 and engage the projection 3 of `e stock, the Wall of this sleeve being also indented to provide spurs 9 to engage the material of the stock.` A gripping cylindrical strip 10 is designed to be secured upon i the sleeve 8, being coextensive in length with the length of said-sleeve and preferably of greater external diameter at its outer end, whereby to maintain a .uniform incline or enlargement of the stock toward the pen end.

The free or lower end of the sleeve 8 is formed with an offset circumferentially arranged flange 11, designed to engage the free or lower end of the gripping-strip 1G and prev int its independent longitudinal movement, it being understood that the opposite end of said strip seats snugly against -the shoulders in the stock formed by the projection and that at this point the' exterior diameter of the strip is equal to that of the stock, a Joiding projections. In assemblingthe parts of course the gripping-strip 10, which is preferably of cork, is placed upon the sleeve 8 be,- fore the latter is inserted in place. The head 2 is reduced to provide a projection 12 at its free end, and in rear of said projection the enltire circumferential area of the head is roughfor the reception of an erasing-block 15,`

preferably of a material suitable for erasing pen-marks. The sleeve 14 is Toughened circumierentially, as at 16, to provide a convenient holding means in the use of the article; Spurs 17 are formed in the bdy of the sleeve to aiord an engaging means' to cooperate with the materialof the head.

As constructed and arranged the implement provides for its convenient use as an ordinary pen and also by its reversal for its use as an erasing implement.

The material feature of the present inven-I tion resides in enlar ing the head end 0f the stock to afford the esired size Jfor convenient use of the eraser and, furthermore, in roughening the head to provide a desired gripping-surface at this point.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as'new is- A penholder comprising a stock and en- -larged cylindrical extension at thehandle teriorly equal in dinnwtcr lo t-lio the extension und gaga tlu" reducvil ond tlierrol, llw nmtorinl ol' tliv slccvo Ming cut lo provide imvnrdly-p1`u jurting supports to milagro t-lu. mnliriul ol' tlw vxlousim, said slcew projor-tilr;T lwyoml ilu` uml of this ixlousimi und ndaiptid lo rcvoivv (l imlwtcr of tion :rml lwpring against the 'lrzc 0nd nl the extension, tlm

the lroc cud of the extension being integrally 'formed with an annular roughened surface,

adapted t0 lit mvr mid vn- L rliv surl'ncc of tlm slovvo beyond said roufrli- @nml 'port mn living plnm, livroby to provide V' :1 snwotll metalli(- surl'ncc intermedia-le the surface of the sleeve beyond ronglwnml portion ol" the sleeve :uid the orzxslr onrrlod l'luroln.

:iflx my signature BLAIR HARDESTY. 'ilnessvs: i I JN0. B. PAYNE, RIICHARD KEMP. 

